Chatgpt Search

Name: Security Analysis: Chatgpt Search
Item: Chatgpt Search
Rating: 5
Author: ChromeBoard

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👥 4M+ users

📦 v1.11

💾 11.81KiB

📅 2024-12-18

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Overview

Note: You must be logged in to chatgpt.com to use ChatGPT search.

This extension will make ChatGPT your default search engine in Chrome. Once ChatGPT has been set as your default search engine, you can search directly via your browser URL bar.

ChatGPT You can get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources, which you would have previously needed to go to a search engine for. This blends the benefits of a natural language interface with the value of up-to-date sports scores, news, stock quotes, and more. Chats also now include links to sources, such as news articles and blog posts, giving you a way to learn more.

In order to redirect a query to Google search, type "!g [your query]" (e.g. !g foobar) directly in your browser URL bar.

You can read more about ChatGPT search and access OpenAI's Privacy Policy here: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9237897-chatgpt-search

Privacy Practices

✓ Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases

✓ Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality

✓ Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

v1.11 Info Scanned Mar 5, 2026

Security Analysis — Chatgpt Search

Analyzed v1.11 · Mar 5, 2026 · 1 JS files · 0 KB scanned

Package Contents 8 files · 10KB

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{}verified_contents.json2KB

▾📁images7KB

🖼icon128.png3KB

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🖼icon19.png573B

🖼icon38.png1KB

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📜content_script.js56B

{}manifest.json858B

What This Extension Does

The ChatGPT Search extension changes the default search engine to ChatGPT, allowing users to get fast answers with links to relevant web sources. It's suitable for productivity and workflow purposes. However, it requires a login to chatgpt.com to function.

Permissions Explained

noneexpected: This extension does not request any permissions from the user.
Technical: No Chrome APIs or data access is requested, reducing potential attack surface.

Your Data

The extension accesses no sensitive data on your device and does not send any user data to external servers. However, it requires a login to chatgpt.com to function, which may involve sending authentication credentials.

Technical Details

No exact domains contacted or protocols used are specified in the manifest file. The extension injects content scripts into https://*.chatgpt.com/*, but no sensitive data is accessed or sent.

Code Findings

Content Script InjectionInfo

This extension injects content scripts into specific domains to function. This is a common practice for extensions that need to interact with web pages.

Technical: The extension injects content scripts into https://*.chatgpt.com/* using the 'content_scripts' field in the manifest file. The injected scripts are likely used to handle search queries and display results.

💡 Content script injection is a common technique used by extensions to interact with web pages and provide additional functionality.

Bottom Line

The ChatGPT Search extension appears to be a legitimate productivity tool that changes the default search engine to ChatGPT. However, users should be aware of the requirement for a login to chatgpt.com to function and ensure they understand the terms of service before using the extension.